Thursday, December 8, 2011

The Pew Global Shark Conservation Campaign
is looking for a communications expert. Pew is the leader in global
shark conservation having supported efforts to end the commercial
fishing of sharks in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. The job
posting is online. Follow the link to apply. The position is based in Washington, DC, United States.

Overview:
Organization: The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the
power of knowledge to solve today's most challenging problems. Pew
applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform
the public and stimulate civic life

Department: The Pew Environment Group – The mission of the
Environment group is to promote policies and practices that protect the
global environment, preserve healthy forests and marine ecosystems. For
the past two decades, the Environment group has been a major force in
driving conservation policy in the United States, and increasingly
internationally. The group’s work is focused on reducing the scope and
severity of three major global environmental problems:

Transition to a clean energy economy from one based primarily on the burning of fossil fuels.

The erosion of large wilderness ecosystems that contain a great part of the world’s remaining biodiversity; and,

The destruction of the world’s marine environment, with a particular emphasis on global fisheries.

Position Overview: The communications officer will work on a daily
basis with programmatic campaign staffs, and will assist and advise Pew
Environment Group (PEG) campaigns on outreach to journalists, web
content, and all aspects of public communication. While supporting
issues relating to PEG, this position reports to the head of
communications for PEG within the central Communications department.